"I want to improve and see what happens" - Barcelona legend comments on becoming the manager at Catalan side in the future
Barcelona icon Andres Iniesta has commented on the possibility of managing the Catalan club at some point in the future. The Spaniard is a culer through and through, coming through the club's famous La Masia youth ranks to lead the team to glory on the pitch.
Iniesta played 674 games for Blaugrana after making his debut for the club and established himself as one of the most successful players in the club's history. He won four UEFA Champions League titles, nine LaLiga crowns, six Copa Del Reys, and three UEFA Super Cups.
In a recent interview with Sport, the legendary midfielder was asked if he would manage the Blaugrana like his former teammate Xavi Hernandez. The two-time Euros winner said:
“Right now, I’m not even thinking about it. I want to start training and learn everything off the pitch and from there we’ll see what happens. Being a Barcelona coach is something big but right now I want to improve and see what happens."
The 2010 World Cup winner concluded:
"In the end, these are dreams and goals that you set for yourself, and when you focus on that, you don’t think about fear. You think about wanting to do things well and enjoy them, and then depending on where you are, you will have positive and less positive aspects, always trying to make the work you do good.”
Barcelona have a rich history of handing their former players the reigns of management at the club. Fans of the club will be eager to see if Andres Iniesta follows in the footsteps of other notable club legends like Pep Guardiola and Xavi Hernandez and take to the dugout in the future.
A look at Barcelona legend Andres Iniesta's career
Barcelona legend Andres Iniesta called time on his legendary career on October 7, 2024. The Spanish midfielder was one of the most incisive and delicate players of his generation at the peak of his powers and helped his boyhood club and nation to the highest heights during his playing career.
The midfielder was part of the golden generation of Spanish players that led La Roja to glory in three consecutive trophies between 2008 and 2012 playing a brand of football that revolutionized the way the game is perceived across the planet.
His shining moment was scoring the decisive goal in the World Cup final in South Africa against the Netherlands in extra time to see his nation crowned champions of the world.
Andres Iniesta won 32 trophies with Blaugrana before leaving in the summer of 2018 to join Japanese side Vissel Kobe. He won three trophies with the side, being crowned Japanese Champion while winning the Japanese Cup and the Super Cup. He left in 2023 to join Emirates Club in the UAE for a year before hanging up his boots.